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for a data set the mean is 46. 5 and the median is 45. there is an outlier at 68. if we took

out the 68, the median would still be 45. what would happen to the mean?

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The mean would decrease because the outlier is greater than the mean, meaning the sum of the elements of the data set would decrease by more than the mean.

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